John Gillies (artist and musician)

John Gillies
Born 1960
Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Education Sydney College of the Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Years active 1980-present
Known for Video art, Experimental Music
Notable work Techno/Dumb/Show, Divide

John Gillies (1960, Australia)[1] is an Australian visual artist, filmaker and musician, particularly known for his 'multi-layered and complex'[2] video works and installations. He has also curated a number of video art programs.[3][4]

Gillies studied Visual Arts and Music at the University of Southern Queensland,[5][6] including film and video with David Perry. Later he studied at Sydney College of the Arts.[7]

Gillies has produced many video art works since the 1980s[8] including Hymn (1983), Techno/Dumb/Show (1991), Armada (1994-98), My Sister's Room (2000) and Divide (2006).[9][10] He is particularly known for his collaborations with performers including The Sydney Front (Techno/Dumb/Show and Test),[11] Clare Grant (The Mary Stuart Tapes)[12] and Tess de Quincey (The de Quincey Tapes and Shiver Remix).[13] Based partially on the writings of the early twentieth century Polish avant-garde writer and artist Witkacy and his time in Australia, Gillies created the ongoing film and art installation project, Witkacy & Malinowski: a cinematic séance in 23 scenes.[14]

His video work is held in public collections such as the Art Gallery of New South Wales,[15] Sydney; Australian Centre for the Moving Image; Fukuyama Museum of Art, Hiroshima; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane and the National Gallery of Australia.[16]

Gillies has recorded and performed as a solo musician (often with video projection), and was drummer and percussionist with musicians and composers in Australia, including experimental musician Jon Rose,[17], keyboardist Jamie Fielding[18] and Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Carmody. The subsequent Carmody releases Street Beat and the album Bloodlines, which included the song From Little Things Big Things Grow, were both nominated for ARIA awards.[19][20] He has had a long collaboration with guitarist Michael Sheridan, including playing in Sydney post-punk jazz band Great White Noise, Slaughterhouse (aka Slawterhaus) and with singer Radical Son.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Scanlines: Media Art in Australia since the 1960s, accessed 6th September 2017
  2. ↑ Chris., Meigh-Andrews,. A history of video art (2nd ed.). New York. ISBN 9780857851772. OCLC 863043713.
  3. ↑ Chris., Meigh-Andrews,. A history of video art (2nd ed.). New York. ISBN 9780857851772. OCLC 863043713.
  4. ↑ http://scanlines.net/event/mixed-bodies-recent-australian-video accessed 5th September 2017
  5. ↑ Return to sender. Helmrich, Michele., University of Queensland. Art Museum. St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Art Museum. 2012. ISBN 9781742720500. OCLC 798475966.
  6. ↑ Perennials : selected USQ alumni - the first forty years. Acimovic, Bianca,, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. Toowoomba, Qld. ISBN 9781876545390. OCLC 842073884.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/exhibitions/schedules/1983/ accessed 6th September 2017
  9. ↑ Chris., Meigh-Andrews,. A history of video art (2nd ed.). New York. ISBN 9780857851772. OCLC 863043713.
  10. ↑ https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/john-gillies/7959/#ccTall
  11. ↑ https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/c/the-sydney-front-inc/9427/#ccTall
  12. ↑ Margaret., Hamilton, (2011). Transfigured stages : major practitioners and theatre aesthetics in Australia. Amsterdam: Rodopi. ISBN 9789401200554. OCLC 743298882.
  13. ↑ Ruark., Lewis, (2005). Video Works : John Gillies. PICAPress. ISBN 1875386637. OCLC 225287263.
  14. ↑ "RealTime Arts - Magazine - issue 136 - Love, materialism & metaphysics". www.realtimearts.net. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  15. ↑ "Techno/Dumb/Show, (1991) by John Gillies, Sydney Front :: Art Gallery NSW". m.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  16. ↑ https://www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/about-us/our-staff/mr-john-gillies accessed Sept 6, 2017
  17. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Jon-Rose-Forward-Of-Short-Leg/release/1441393
  18. ↑ "Jamie Fielding - Notes From The Underground". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  19. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1993
  20. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1994
  21. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/artist/23652-John-Gillies
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